Privacy policy.
Privacy Policy
The purpose of this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of SciTech Ltd.’s (the “Company”) website (“Site”) of the following:
1. The personal data we collect;
2. Use of collected data;
3. Who has access to the data collected; and
4. The rights of site users.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Terms and Conditions of our Site.
GDPR
For users in the European Union, we adhere to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act of 2018.
SciTech Services Ltd. does not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.
Consent
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.
We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:
1. Processing of user personal data is necessary for us to take, at the request of the user, steps before entering a contract of for the performance and execution of a contract to which the user is a party. If a user does not provide the personal data necessary to perform a contract, we cannot contact the user or execute the contract, which includes but is not limited to performing the necessary tasks to provide service to the user.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps of achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect and additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
Data Collected in a Non-automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:
1. First and last name;
2. Business name;
3. Email address;
4. Phone Number;
5. Address.
This data may be collect via filling in web forms on our Site.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:
1. Communication
2. Contract composition
Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably requires access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with third parties, except in the following cases:
1. If the law requires it;
2. If it is required for any legal proceeding;
3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
4. To buyers or potential buyers of the Company, should that situation arise.
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another site, please not that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How Long We Store Personal Data
User data is only stored for the purposes of executing or fulfilling the performance of a contract for goods or services from the Company. User data is stored until the purpose the data was collected for is achieved.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
In order to protect your security, we use the strongest browser encryption available to us and do not store data on our local servers or systems.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains a risk of breach or harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and we are therefore unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Your Rights as a User
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
1. Right to be informed;
2. Right of access;
3. Right to rectification;
4. Right to erasure;
5. Right to restrict processing;
6. Right to data portability; and
7. Right to object.
Minors
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from minors under the age of 18 years. If we learn that we have collected personal data from anyone under the age of 18 years, the data will be deleted immediately. If a minor under the age of 18 years has provided us with personal data their parent or legal guardian is welcome to contact us.
How to Access, Modify, Delete or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to whom we have disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact the Company through this website, via email or via telephone.
Modifications and Updates
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Effective Date” above. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure they are notified of any updates.